HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

seeherblog

I'm sure this has been answered a million times but how do you start lifting? My gym has all these strength training classes that incorporate weights but is this not enough? Should I do the classes along with solely heavy lifting or just heavy lifting? I'm 27 (3 kids) and weigh 144 lbs and I'm 5'4. I have 33.4% body fat and I really really want to decrease this to about 25% in the next few months. I just started working out about 4 weeks ago and have never in my life felt so committed! In the four week I have only lost 1 percent of body fat and gained 1 lb of muscle and I weigh exactly the same. Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated. You guys are all doing amazing. Great job! Your stories are inspiring and I can't wait to have one to share!

MagnumBurrito

Bump for bulk

perfectlytrained

I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

Looking good! It is great to be able to look at photos side by side and see how much progress we really are making. How much scale progress have you made in the last 6 months?

I lost about 30 pounds of pure fat in the first 4.5 months... scale has been bouncing around for the last 2 months, and I'm bound and determined that the downward trend will recommence this month.

perfectlytrained

You are a bombshell!

merci! :blushing:

sunflowerhippi

I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

Looking good! It is great to be able to look at photos side by side and see how much progress we really are making. How much scale progress have you made in the last 6 months?

I lost about 30 pounds of pure fat in the first 4.5 months... scale has been bouncing around for the last 2 months, and I'm bound and determined that the downward trend will recommence this month.

Yeah I am at the same 5lbs but the tape keeps getting smaller so I am trying to just use that as motivation. I really want to drop 7.5lb more though and I will be happy with the scale.

beautifulwarrior18

I love this fourm! Bump!

carlyjaner

Bump! Amazing results

nz_deevaa

I thought she was back!

:sad: :sad: :sad:

roxywho42

These threads are awesome and you all look amazing.

I do not want to quote the post where PCOS was mentioned because I don't want more nonsense on here in response, but in case other women with PCOS are reading through here and trying to decide if they should lift or not, I don't want them to be misinformed. I am new to doing heavy lifting alone in a heavy lifting program, but I was lifting in a class a couple years ago and had gotten down to 153 lbs and was in a size 4. Yeah, at 5'2", size 4, still weighing over 150. I even had people argue with me because they thought I was lying about my weight because I could not be so small and weigh that much. I don't recall all my numbers from then, but I do know that my max squat was around 130. Also, Jillian Michaels has PCOS and she lifts weights, yep, she's just all kinds of bulky. Actually, lifting has been the one thing that I have found that makes fat loss with PCOS easier. When I did only cardio or used only the Barbie weights it was slow and next to impossible.

mllev87

It's my first time posting a picture here, so I don't know if this works:



Some months of heavy lifting but where is my SUPAH Bulk :ohwell:

TKhamvongsa

I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

(before photo shows me *almost* at my heaviest)


(first photo shows me 2 weeks before i first started weight training)


(post 30-day Squat Challenge plus 30-day Bret Contreras Glute Challenge)


(current side view)

Look at that itty bity waist of yours! Gorgeous! Such an amazing job!!!

FabulousKP

Bump!! Love this..

MicheleWE

Yep, lifting is making me bulky

teresamwhite

In because I need the inspiration! I wanna be bulky, too!!!!!

dixiewhiskey

Today is 150 days since I've picked up lifting again.. I'm not sure where the bulk is. I look much tinier now

larsivy

you look great. what size are you wearing now if you Don.t mind me asking? thanks.

shortstuff31117

Bumpity Bump!

teresamwhite

I can't get the photo off of my phone (sorry i am tech challenged)...After nearly 4 weeks of lifting, my weight really hasn't changed much, but the difference is noticeable! My size 12 skirt (non stretchy) was supremely tight, and I had to safety pin the top to get it to close. I'm wearing it today and not only can I zip it without sucking it in, but it's loose enough to spin around me as I walk!!!

(Thank you, all you lovely ladies who lift, for the inspiration...I never would've done it without seeing you all rock the free weights!)

fav14

I've just started Stronglifts thanks to all the amazing ladies on this thread. Cant wait to post my own successes. Thanks everyone for the inspiration